Confession – Life & Death

Originally published on Alt Media

Australian metalcore band Confession demonstrate a new growth and maturity with Life and Death.

This maturity shines through in tracks such as Fuck Cancer and March 23 which both introduce new elements of keyboard and violin to the traditional metalcore structure. These elements add an additional level of atmosphere and emotion to already highly charged tracks.

However, the experimentation is also one of the main drawbacks for the album as it is used so sparingly it leaves those songs feeling as though something is missing. A lack of clean vocals is also disappointing as this would further heighten the emotional atmosphere.

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